Brown, Warren agree to TV debates

Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren have been debating plenty through the press, particularly over Warren’s claims of Cherokee heritage.

But now it’s official: They’ll debate in person, too.

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The Harvard professor and her Republican opponent have agreed to four televised debates, beginning with one in Springfield and another with Boston’s CBS affiliate, WBZ-TV.

At the Massachusetts Democratic Convention on Saturday, where Warren won the party’s endorsement with 96 percent of the vote, she said, “I’d love to see some debates with Scott Brown. Let’s start. Let’s get started. I’m ready,” according to the Boston Globe.

Brown countered with specifics on Sunday, telling the Boston Herald, “I would think three or four is probably what we did with Martha [Coakley] last time, so that’s probably about right.”

Warren was silent on the matter until last night, when she agreed to the four debates.

“It is of paramount importance that the people of Massachusetts be able to hear from both candidates for U.S. Senate,” Mindy Myers, Warren’s campaign manager, said in a statement.